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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam
The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.
Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.
Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!
Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.
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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:
- This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "swift card payment center" (this phrase is often used in the ATM card payment scam)
- "card center will send you an atm card" (this phrase is often used in the ATM card payment scam)
- "ubagrouplc1@outlook.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- "ubagrouplc1@outlook.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: UBA <lucytamlyn0000@gmail.com>
Reply-To: ubagrouplc1@outlook.com
Date: Sun, 21 Mar 2021 08:40:16 +0100
Subject: GOOD MORNING
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*GOOD MORNING, WE ARE NOTIFYING YOU THAT UBA BANK FOR AFRICA PLC
HAVE BEEN MANDATED TO ISSUE OUT YOUR PAYMENT OF $10.5MILLION USD THROUGH
ATM CARD. YOU HAVE TO STOP FURTHER COMMUNICATIONS WITH ANY OTHER PERSON(S)
OR OFFICE(S) OR MINISTRY OF FINANCE IN OR OUTSIDE AFRICA TO AVOID HITCHES
IN RECEIVING YOUR ATM CARD PAYMENT. UBA BANK MANAGER HAS CONFIRMED
AUTOMATION OF YOUR SWIFT PAYMENT THROUGH AN ELECTRONIC ATM CARD PAYMENT AND
THE BANK HAVE ARRANGED YOUR PAYMENT THROUGH SWIFT CARD PAYMENT CENTER ASIA
PACIFIC. THIS CARD CENTER WILL SEND YOU AN ATM CARD WHICH YOU WILL USE TO
WITHDRAW YOUR MONEY IN ANY ATM MACHINE IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD, THE
MAXIMUM DAILY WITHDRAWAL IS $5,000USD PER DAY, A TOTAL OF $10.5 MILLION
USD. NOW YOU ARE TO TAKE CARE OF YOUR FUNDS BY CONTACTING THE BANK TODAY BY
EMAIL: (ubagrouplc1@outlook.com <ubagrouplc1@outlook.com>). THIS IS A
SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT IN COLLABORATION WITH MASTER CARD COMPANY USA, PLEASE
KINDLY RECONFIRM YOUR INFORMATION TO ENABLE US DELIVER YOUR ATM CARD ASAP,
1.YOUR FULL NAME…2.YOUR HOME PHONE NUMBER…3.YOUR OFFICE NUMBER…4.ADDRESS
WERE YOU WANT THEM TO SEND YOUR ATM CARD…5.(P.O BOX NUMBER/ADDRESS)…6.YOUR
AGE/GENDER…7.YOUR CURRENT OCCUPATION…8.DO YOU HAVE ANY EQUITY LINE OF
CREDIT (YES OR NO)…NOTE THAT BECAUSE OF IMPOSTORS THE (UBA BANK) HEREBY
ISSUED YOU OUR CODE OF CONDUCT WHICH IS ATM-0212 SO YOU HAVE TO INDICATE
THIS CODE BY USING IT AS YOUR SUBJECT.SINCERELYPatricia MahoneyUSA
AMBASSADOR TO BENIN REPUBLIC+22964983572*
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